diff --git a/include/poller.php b/include/poller.php
index f689059b9..2febaeb32 100644
--- a/include/poller.php
+++ b/include/poller.php
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ function poller_run($argv, $argc){
 
 		update_birthdays();
 
+		//update statistics in config
+		require_once('include/statistics_fns.php');
+		update_channels_total_stat();
+		update_channels_active_halfyear_stat();
+		update_channels_active_monthly_stat();
+		update_local_posts_stat();
+
 		// expire any read notifications over a month old
 
 		q("delete from notify where seen = 1 and date < UTC_TIMESTAMP() - INTERVAL 30 DAY");
diff --git a/include/statistics_fns.php b/include/statistics_fns.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f72e6615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/statistics_fns.php
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php /** @file */
+
+function update_channels_total_stat() {
+	$r = q("select count(channel_id) as channels_total from channel left join account on account_id = channel_account_id
+			where account_flags = 0 ");
+	if($r) {
+		$channels_total_stat = intval($r[0]['channels_total']);
+		set_config('system','channels_total_stat',$channels_total_stat);
+	} else {
+		set_config('system','channels_total_stat',null);
+	}
+}
+
+function update_channels_active_halfyear_stat() {
+	$r = q("select channel_id from channel left join account on account_id = channel_account_id
+			where account_flags = 0 and account_lastlog > UTC_TIMESTAMP - INTERVAL 6 MONTH");
+	if($r) {
+		$s = '';
+		foreach($r as $rr) {
+			if($s)
+				$s .= ',';
+			$s .= intval($rr['channel_id']);
+		}
+		$x = q("select uid from item where uid in ( $s ) and (item_flags & %d) and created > UTC_TIMESTAMP - INTERVAL 6 MONTH group by uid",
+			intval(ITEM_WALL)
+		);
+		if($x) {
+			$channels_active_halfyear_stat = count($x);
+			set_config('system','channels_active_halfyear_stat',$channels_active_halfyear_stat);
+		} else {
+			set_config('system','channels_active_halfyear_stat',null);
+		}
+	} else {
+		set_config('system','channels_active_halfyear_stat',null);
+	}
+}
+
+function update_channels_active_monthly_stat() {
+	$r = q("select channel_id from channel left join account on account_id = channel_account_id
+			where account_flags = 0 and account_lastlog > UTC_TIMESTAMP - INTERVAL 1 MONTH");
+	if($r) {
+		$s = '';
+		foreach($r as $rr) {
+			if($s)
+				$s .= ',';
+			$s .= intval($rr['channel_id']);
+		}
+		$x = q("select uid from item where uid in ( $s ) and ( item_flags & %d ) and created > UTC_TIMESTAMP - INTERVAL 1 MONTH group by uid",
+			intval(ITEM_WALL)
+		);
+		if($x) {
+			$channels_active_monthly_stat = count($x);
+			set_config('system','channels_active_monthly_stat',$channels_active_monthly_stat);
+		} else {
+			set_config('system','channels_active_monthly_stat',null);
+		}
+	} else {
+		set_config('system','channels_active_monthly_stat',null);
+	}
+}
+
+function update_local_posts_stat() {
+	$posts = q("SELECT COUNT(*) AS local_posts FROM `item` WHERE (item_flags & %d) ",
+			intval(ITEM_WALL) );
+	if (is_array($posts)) {
+		$local_posts_stat = intval($posts[0]["local_posts"]);
+		set_config('system','local_posts_stat',$local_posts_stat);
+	} else {
+		set_config('system','local_posts_stat',null);
+	}
+}
+
+
diff --git a/mod/photos.php b/mod/photos.php
index 0ff0e29c9..f02f0f5f7 100644
--- a/mod/photos.php
+++ b/mod/photos.php
@@ -653,9 +653,6 @@ function photos_content(&$a) {
 			intval($a->pager['itemspage'])
 		);
 		
-		$o .= '<div class="section-title-wrapper">';
-		$o .= '<h2>' . $album . '</h2>';
-		$o .= '<div class="section-title-submenu">';
 		if($cmd === 'edit') {		
 			if(($album !== t('Profile Photos')) && ($album !== 'Contact Photos') && ($album !== t('Contact Photos'))) {
 				if($can_post) {
@@ -681,33 +678,19 @@ function photos_content(&$a) {
 		else {
 			if(($album !== t('Profile Photos')) && ($album !== 'Contact Photos') && ($album !== t('Contact Photos'))) {
 				if($can_post) {
-					$o .= '<a href="'. $a->get_baseurl() . '/photos/' . $a->data['channel']['channel_address'] . '/album/' . bin2hex($album) . '/edit' . '">' . t('Edit Album') . '</a>';
+					$edit = array(t('Edit Album'), $a->get_baseurl() . '/photos/' . $a->data['channel']['channel_address'] . '/album/' . bin2hex($album) . '/edit');
  				}
 			}
 		}
 
 		if($_GET['order'] === 'posted')
-			$o .=  '<a href="' . $a->get_baseurl() . '/photos/' . $a->data['channel']['channel_address'] . '/album/' . bin2hex($album) . '" >' . t('Show Newest First') . '</a>';
+			$order =  array(t('Show Newest First'), $a->get_baseurl() . '/photos/' . $a->data['channel']['channel_address'] . '/album/' . bin2hex($album));
 		else
-			$o .= '<a href="' . $a->get_baseurl() . '/photos/' . $a->data['channel']['channel_address'] . '/album/' . bin2hex($album) . '?f=&order=posted" >' . t('Show Oldest First') . '</a>';
+			$order = array(t('Show Oldest First'), $a->get_baseurl() . '/photos/' . $a->data['channel']['channel_address'] . '/album/' . bin2hex($album) . '?f=&order=posted');
 
-		/*
-		if($can_post) {
-			$o .= '<a href="' . $a->get_baseurl() . '/photos/' . $a->data['channel']['channel_address'] . '/upload/' . bin2hex($album) . '" >' . t('Upload New Photos') . '</<a>';
-		}
-		*/
-
-		$o .= '</div>'; // section-title-submenu
-		$o .= '</div>'; // section-title-wrapper
-
-		$ajaxout = '';
-
-		$tpl = get_markup_template('photo_album.tpl');
+		$photos = array();
 		if(count($r)) {
 			$twist = 'rotright';
-			$o .= "<script> var page_query = '" . $_GET['q'] . "'; var extra_args = '" . extra_query_args() . "' ; </script>";
-			$o .= '<div id="photo-album-contents">';
-
 			foreach($r as $rr) {
 
 				if($twist == 'rotright')
@@ -720,57 +703,58 @@ function photos_content(&$a) {
 				$imgalt_e = $rr['filename'];
 				$desc_e = $rr['description'];
 
+				$imagelink = ($a->get_baseurl() . '/photos/' . $a->data['channel']['channel_address'] . '/image/' . $rr['resource_id']
+				. (($_GET['order'] === 'posted') ? '?f=&order=posted' : ''));
 
-// prettyphoto has potential license issues, so we can no longer include it in core
-// The following lines would need to be modified so that they are provided in theme specific files
-// instead of core modules for themes that wish to make use of prettyphoto. I would suggest
-// the feature as a per-theme display option and putting the rel line inside a template. 
-        
-//				if(feature_enabled($a->data['channel']['channel_id'],'prettyphoto')){
-//				      $imagelink = ($a->get_baseurl() . '/photo/' . $rr['resource_id'] . '.' . $ext );
-//				      $rel=("prettyPhoto[pp_gal]");
-//				}
-//				else {
-				      $imagelink = ($a->get_baseurl() . '/photos/' . $a->data['channel']['channel_address'] . '/image/' . $rr['resource_id']
-				      . (($_GET['order'] === 'posted') ? '?f=&order=posted' : ''));
-				      $rel=("photo");
-//				}
-      
+				$rel=("photo");
 
-				$tmp = replace_macros($tpl,array(
-					'$id' => $rr['id'],
-					'$twist' => ' ' . $twist . rand(2,4),
-					'$photolink' => $imagelink,
-					'$rel' => $rel,
-					'$phototitle' => t('View Photo'),
-					'$imgsrc' => $a->get_baseurl() . '/photo/' . $rr['resource_id'] . '-' . $rr['scale'] . '.' .$ext,
-					'$imgalt' => $imgalt_e,
-					'$desc'=> $desc_e,
-					'$ext' => $ext,
-					'$hash'=> $rr['resource_id'],
-				));
-				if($_REQUEST['aj'])
-					$ajaxout .= $tmp;
-				else
-					$o .= $tmp;
+				$photos[] = array(
+					'id' => $rr['id'],
+					'twist' => ' ' . $twist . rand(2,4),
+					'link' => $imagelink,
+					'rel' => $rel,
+					'title' => t('View Photo'),
+					'src' => $a->get_baseurl() . '/photo/' . $rr['resource_id'] . '-' . $rr['scale'] . '.' .$ext,
+					'alt' => $imgalt_e,
+					'desc'=> $desc_e,
+					'ext' => $ext,
+					'hash'=> $rr['resource_id'],
+				);
 			}
 		}
+
 		if($_REQUEST['aj']) {
-			if(! $r) {
-				$ajaxout .= '<div id="content-complete"></div>';
-				echo $ajaxout;
-				killme();
+			if($photos) {
+				$o = replace_macros(get_markup_template('photosajax.tpl'),array(
+					'$photos' => $photos,
+				));
 			}
-			echo $ajaxout;
-			echo '<script>justifyPhotosAjax();</script>';
+			else {
+				$o = '<div id="content-complete"></div>';
+			}
+			echo $o;
+			killme();
+		}
+		else {
+			$o .= "<script> var page_query = '" . $_GET['q'] . "'; var extra_args = '" . extra_query_args() . "' ; </script>";
+			$tpl = get_markup_template('photo_album.tpl');
+			$o .= replace_macros($tpl, array(
+				'$photos' => $photos,
+				'$album' => $album,
+				'$can_post' => $can_post,
+				'$upload' => array(t('Upload'), $a->get_baseurl() . '/photos/' . $a->data['channel']['channel_address'] . '/upload/' . bin2hex($album)),
+				'$order' => $order,
+				'$edit' => $edit
+			));
+
+		}
+
+		if((! $photos) && ($_REQUEST['aj'])) {
+			$o .= '<div id="content-complete"></div>';
+			echo $o;
 			killme();
 		}
 
-		$o .= '<div id="page-end"></div>';
-		$o .= '</div>';    // photo-album-contents
-		$o .= '<div id="photo-album-end"></div>';
-		$o .= '<script>$(document).ready(function() { loadingPage = false; justifyPhotos(); });</script>';
-		$o .= '<div id="page-spinner"></div>';
 //		$o .= paginate($a);
 
 		return $o;
diff --git a/mod/siteinfo.php b/mod/siteinfo.php
index eab52e41e..de55c69cf 100644
--- a/mod/siteinfo.php
+++ b/mod/siteinfo.php
@@ -50,51 +50,12 @@ function siteinfo_init(&$a) {
 		$site_info = get_config('system','info');
 		$site_name = get_config('system','sitename');
 		
-		// Statistics (from statistics.json plugin)
+		//Statistics
+		$channels_total_stat = intval(get_config('system','channels_total_stat'));
+		$channels_active_halfyear_stat = intval(get_config('system','channels_active_halfyear_stat'));
+		$channels_active_monthly_stat = intval(get_config('system','channels_active_monthly_stat'));
+		$local_posts_stat = intval(get_config('system','local_posts_stat'));
 		
-		$r = q("select count(channel_id) as channels_total from channel left join account on account_id = channel_account_id
-			where account_flags = 0 ");
-		if($r)
-			$channels_total = intval($r[0]['channels_total']);
-		
-		$r = q("select channel_id from channel left join account on account_id = channel_account_id
-			where account_flags = 0 and account_lastlog > UTC_TIMESTAMP - INTERVAL 6 MONTH");
-		if($r) {
-			$s = '';
-			foreach($r as $rr) {
-				if($s)
-					$s .= ',';
-				$s .= intval($rr['channel_id']);
-			}
-			$x = q("select uid from item where uid in ( $s ) and (item_flags & %d) and created > UTC_TIMESTAMP - INTERVAL 6 MONTH group by uid",
-				intval(ITEM_WALL)
-			);
-			if($x)
-				$channels_active_halfyear = count($x);
-		}
-
-		$r = q("select channel_id from channel left join account on account_id = channel_account_id
-			where account_flags = 0 and account_lastlog > UTC_TIMESTAMP - INTERVAL 1 MONTH");
-		if($r) {
-			$s = '';
-			foreach($r as $rr) {
-				if($s)
-					$s .= ',';
-				$s .= intval($rr['channel_id']);
-			}
-			$x = q("select uid from item where uid in ( $s ) and ( item_flags & %d ) and created > UTC_TIMESTAMP - INTERVAL 1 MONTH group by uid",
-				intval(ITEM_WALL)
-			);
-			if($x)
-				$channels_active_monthly = count($x);
-		}
-
-		$posts = q("SELECT COUNT(*) AS local_posts FROM `item` WHERE (item_flags & %d) ",
-			intval(ITEM_WALL)
-		);
-		if (is_array($posts))
-			$local_posts = intval($posts[0]["local_posts"]);
-
 		$data = Array(
 			'version' => RED_VERSION,
 			'commit' => $commit,
@@ -102,6 +63,7 @@ function siteinfo_init(&$a) {
 			'plugins' => $visible_plugins,
 			'register_policy' =>  $register_policy[$a->config['system']['register_policy']],
 			'directory_mode' =>  $directory_mode[$a->config['system']['directory_mode']],
+			'language' => get_config('system','language'),
 			'diaspora_emulation' => get_config('system','diaspora_enabled'),
 			'rss_connections' => get_config('system','feed_contacts'),
 			'default_service_restrictions' => $service_class,
@@ -109,10 +71,10 @@ function siteinfo_init(&$a) {
 			'site_name' => (($site_name) ? $site_name : ''),
 			'platform' => RED_PLATFORM,
 			'info' => (($site_info) ? $site_info : ''),
-			'channels_total' => $channels_total,
-			'channels_active_halfyear' => $channels_active_halfyear,
-			'channels_active_monthly' => $channels_active_monthly,
-			'local_posts' => $local_posts
+			'channels_total' => $channels_total_stat,
+			'channels_active_halfyear' => $channels_active_halfyear_stat,
+			'channels_active_monthly' => $channels_active_monthly_stat,
+			'local_posts' => $local_posts_stat
 		);
 		json_return_and_die($data);
 	}
diff --git a/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css b/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css
index 9bbf996d5..7df70e714 100644
--- a/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ a:hover, .fakelink:hover { color: $link_colour; text-decoration: underline; }
 
 a.btn-default {
 	color: #333;
-
+	font-weight: normal;
 }
 
 a.btn-success {
 	color: #fff;
-font-weight: normal;
+	font-weight: normal;
 }
 
 input[type="text"],
diff --git a/view/tpl/photo_album.tpl b/view/tpl/photo_album.tpl
index b5ea14c14..d23f7e817 100755
--- a/view/tpl/photo_album.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/photo_album.tpl
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
-<a href="{{$photolink}}" id="photo-album-photo-link-{{$id}}" title="{{$phototitle}}" rel="{{$rel}}">
-	<img src="{{$imgsrc}}" alt="{{if $desc}}{{$desc}}{{else}}{{$imgalt}}{{/if}}" title="{{$phototitle}}" id="photo-album-photo-{{$id}}" />
-</a>
+<div class="section-title-wrapper">
+	<div class="btn-group btn-group-xs pull-right">
+		{{if $edit}}
+		<a class="btn btn-default" href="{{$edit.1}}" title="{{$edit.0}}"><i class="icon-pencil"></i></a>
+		{{/if}}
+		<a class="btn btn-default" href="{{$order.1}}" title="{{$order.0}}"><i class="icon-sort"></i></a>
+		{{if $can_post}}
+		<a class="btn btn-xs btn-success" href="{{$upload.1}}"><i class="icon-upload"></i>&nbsp;{{$upload.0}}</a>
+		{{/if}}
+	</div>
+	<h2>{{$album}}</h2>
+
+	<div class="clear"></div>
+</div>
+<div id="photo-album-contents">
+	{{foreach $photos as $photo}}
+		{{include file="photo_top.tpl"}}
+	{{/foreach}}
+	<div id="page-end"></div>
+</div>
+<div class="photos-end"></div>
+<script>$(document).ready(function() { loadingPage = false; justifyPhotos(); });</script>
+<div id="page-spinner"></div>
diff --git a/view/tpl/photo_top.tpl b/view/tpl/photo_top.tpl
index 4a106c30d..ee21e5cce 100755
--- a/view/tpl/photo_top.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/photo_top.tpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <a href="{{$photo.link}}" id="photo-top-photo-link-{{$photo.id}}" title="{{$photo.title}}">
-	<img src="{{$photo.src}}" alt="{{$photo.album.name}}" title="{{$photo.title}}" id="photo-top-photo-{{$photo.id}}" />
+	<img src="{{$photo.src}}" alt="{{if $photo.album.name}}{{$photo.album.name}}{{elseif $photo.desc}}{{$photo.desc}}{{else}}{{$photo.alt}}{{/if}}" title="{{$photo.title}}" id="photo-top-photo-{{$photo.id}}" />
 </a>